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ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH & LEISURE
BANNATYNE
Bannatyne Health Club Edinburgh
43 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3NH
health clubs
0131 225 8384
With newly refurbished gym facilities and
equipment, there’s never been a better time to
step into Bannatyne Edinburgh City Centre. Its
upgraded gym equipment includes innovative
water rowing machines and Technogym Omnia 8,
opening up a new world of fitness. Discover true
relaxation in the sauna, spa pool and steam room
and become part of the Bannatyne’s community.
Whatever your age, preferred exercise style or level
of ability, there’s a class to suit you. If you want the
latest in innovative training, there are plenty of high-
octane classes, or you prefer traditional classes,
choose from yoga, aqua, spinning and much more.
All 70+ fitness classes are complimentary with your
membership and you can book classes up to three
days in advance. What better way to recover from
your workout than by jumping into the spa pool or
working up a sweat in the steam room? Whatever
your fitness goals, Edinburgh’s Bannatyne will help
you smash them.
PORTOBELLO SWIM CENTRE
0131 669 6888
Portobello Swim Centre
57 The Promenade
Edinburgh, EH15 2BS
Portobello Swim Centre is a proper Victorian baths,
the sort of swimming pool that’s sadly become
an endangered species in the past 30 years. The
baths hark back to a bygone age, one when the
therapeutic benefits of taking a dip were extolled by
medics and everyone from toddlers to pensioners
was partial to a swim. Many of the original 19th
century features have been preserved including
the Turkish baths, the only one of their kind in
Edinburgh. You don’t even have to be an ardent
swimmer to enjoy an afternoon at the centre; for
the epic sea views alone, it’s worth popping by and
pulling up a seat in the cafeteria. Open from 7pm
till 10pm during the week and till 4pm and 6pm on
Saturdays and Sundays respectively, the centre
offers adult and junior coaching plus fitness classes
and a well-equipped gym. Work up a sweat in the
weights room before soothing your muscles by
plunging into the pool.
